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2025 is the first election year in Western Australia where electoral reforms implemented in November 2021 will take effect for the Legislative Council.This reform eliminated seats in the Legislative Council, making each region more equal in size while creating a single electorate for all members elected under a one-vote, one-value system.
Grayden was the member for South Perth for 37 years, finally retiring in 1993. The seat's next MP was Phillip Pendal , first elected as a Liberal but twice re-elected as an independent. Upon Pendal's retirement at the 2005 state election , the seat returned to the Liberal fold when current member John McGrath was elected as its representative.
The South Perth Road District was formed on 9 June 1892 and the district became a municipality as the Municipality of South Perth on 21 February 1902. It then reverted to a road district on 1 March 1922, [3] [4] but regained municipality status on 1 March 1956. [5] It was granted city status on 1 July 1959. [6]
The South Metropolitan Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It was created by the Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 , and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the 1989 state election ...
The City of South Perth is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia. It was established on 9 June 1892 as the South Perth Road District, with a chairman as the leader of the road board. In February 1902, it became the Municipality of South Perth, with a mayor as the leader of its municipal council.
The Western Australian Legislative Council was created in 1832 as an appointed body. In 1870 the then colony was ruled by a governor and an advisory Legislative Council made up of appointed officials and elected members. The Western Australian Legislative Assembly was created in 1890 when the then colony attained self-government.
Geoffrey Baker (born 28 July 1969) [1] is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of South Perth for the Australian Labor Party. He won his seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election. [2] He attended school at Wesley College in South Perth.
The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district.At 1.1 km 2 (0.42 sq mi), [2] it is the smallest local government area in Australia; it contains only the eponymous suburb, Peppermint Grove. [3]